Tag: Magazine - Washington Briefing

Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)

What does the Democratic National Committee have to hide?

Jay Caruso · January 2, 2026 5:45 am

Then-Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) presents Vice President Kamala Harris with a golden gavel after she cast the 32nd tie-breaking vote in the Senate, the most ever cast by a vice president on Dec. 5, 2023. (Stephanie Scarbrough/AP)

When vice presidents are frozen in marble

Jeremy Lott · January 2, 2026 5:40 am

President Donald Trump shakes the hand of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese after signing an $8.5 billion agreement on rare earth minerals at the White House on Oct. 20, 2025. (Evan Vucci/AP)

Trump’s rare earth minerals obsession is part of a national security strategy

Taylor Millard · January 2, 2026 5:30 am

Palestinians look over makeshift tents of a camp for displaced people in an area of Gaza City on Dec. 29, 2025. (Jehad Alshrafi/AP)

The Trump administration’s unfinished business in Gaza

David Mark · January 1, 2026 11:25 pm

Journalists covering the military carry their belongings out of the Pentagon after turning in their press credentials. Some of the reporters who gave up their building access cards had worked at the Pentagon daily. (Kevin Wolf/AP)

MAGA influencers have jumped in the new Pentagon press pool feet-first

Jamie McIntyre · December 19, 2025 5:10 am

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg arrives to board a boat taking part in a civilian flotilla bound for Gaza, aiming to break the Israeli blockade and deliver humanitarian aid, in Barcelona, Spain on Aug. 31. (Emilio Morenatti/AP)

Energy and Environment

Thuning down the heat: The turn away from climate change alarmism

Dain Fitzgerald · December 12, 2025 5:16 am

IDF Military Drone Unit seen training with drones near Kibbutz Merom Golan, on the Syrian border in northern Golan Heights, Israel on June 26, 2025. (Photo by Michael Giladi / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by MICHAEL GILADI/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump administration pushes diplomacy between Israel and a pair of long-hostile neighbors

Michele Chabin · December 12, 2025 5:09 am

The House of Representatives votes on President Trump's "big beautiful bill" reconciliation act in the House chamber in the U.S. Capitol on July 3. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images)

House Republicans want to show voters they can get things done. Can they?

Kevin R. Kosar · December 12, 2025 5:00 am

President Donald Trump holds up the name of the USA during the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup at the Kennedy Center on Dec. 5. (Jia Haocheng/Pool Photo via AP)

New national security strategy a throwback to 1823

Jamie McIntyre · December 12, 2025 4:58 am

President Donald Trump welcomes Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House on Nov. 18. (Evan Vucci/AP)

Trump administration balances US support for Saudi Arabia and Israel

David Mark · December 5, 2025 5:55 am

Meta isn’t a monopoly after Instagram and WhatsApp acquisition, per judge’s ruling

Jessica Melugin · December 5, 2025 5:50 am

The American flag and the state flag of Utah fly at half-mast at the Utah state Capitol.

New Utah map could leave four House GOP members scrambling for three seats

Taylor Millard · December 5, 2025 5:47 am